ICE using El Paso hotel to house migrant families
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is providing emergency temporary shelter for migrant families in Texas and Arizona,…
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Student who fired gun at officers at Tennessee school is shot & killed
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police. Tennessee Bureau of…
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Suicidal Fort Bliss soldier with gun, who barricaded self in car with infant, surrenders to police
EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier armed with a shotgun and threatening suicide barricaded himself in a car with an infant Monday afternoon,…
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Governor signs law legalizing marijuana in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and…
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Dead animal dumping becoming an issue for some Horizon City residents
HORIZON CITY, Texas — One Horizon City neighborhood is dealing with a lot more than just the illegal dumping of furniture. The dumping of dead…
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San Elizario motorcyclist dies after collision with car
UPDATE, April 12: A motorcyclist who crashed into a car over the weekend has now died of his injuries, police said Monday. Officers identified him as…
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Police say northeast El Paso girl clings to life after being shot by man she was dating
UPDATE, April 12: A 16-year-old northeast El Paso girl remained hospitalized Tuesday with life-threatening injuries after being shot over the weekend…
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2 hurt, arrest made in northeast El Paso convenience store shooting
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said two people were wounded, one with serious injuries, in an early Monday morning shooting in northeast El Paso.…
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Sacred Heart of Jesus statute restored at St. Patrick Cathedral after vandalism
EL PASO, Texas — After a beloved sculpture of Jesus was vandalized last year, the Catholic Diocese of El Paso unveiled a fully restored statue at…
Continue Reading2 police officers used excessive force, threatened Army officer during traffic stop, lawsuit says
A US Army officer is suing two Virginia police officers after they pointed guns at him, pepper sprayed him and pushed him to the ground during a…
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Volcanic eruptions worsen on Caribbean island
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Conditions worsened on Sunday at a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as loud rumbling, lightning…
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Downtown El Paso begins to reopen as pandemic eases
EL PASO, Texas — As the Borderland begins to round another corner of the pandemic, downtown El Paso is slowly opening its doors and streets to…
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Motorist critically injured in east El Paso crash
EL PASO, Texas — A motorist has life-threatening injuries after a crash in east El Paso Saturday evening, fire department dispatchers confirmed. The…
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Album Park rally seeks to raise awareness of Fort Bliss soldier who vanished 8 months ago
EL PASO, Texas — “Bring my son home, I miss him.” Those were the words blasting from a megaphone at Album Park on Saturday…
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El Paso Zoo holds memorial event for beloved elephant Juno
El PASO, Texas — The El Paso Zoo hosted a memorial event Saturday for its beloved Asian elephant Juno, who died of breast cancer last…
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LCPS quarantines entire Mayfield High School class after student tests positive for Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Approximately 45 students at Mayfield High School must quarantine for ten days after a student tested positive this week…
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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died at age 99
LONDON, England — Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife…
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New Mexico public education leaders praise transition to in-person learning in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In their visit to a Las Cruces elementary school on Friday, leaders with the New Mexico Public Education Department praised…
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Dispute between Sunland Park, Santa Teresa over housing development to be settled by county
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — After a couple years of legal disputes over who is entitled to a stretch of land between Sunland Park and Santa Teresa,…
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Nearly 1,000 jobs tied to Fort Bliss migrant shelters are available
FORT BLISS, Texas — The Fort Bliss migrant shelters are providing job opportunities for Borderland residents. Nearly 1,000 job openings of…
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Medical witnesses clash with ex-cop’s defense over George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from the way he was held down by police, a retired forensic pathologist…
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Legendary rapper DMX dies at age 50 after heart attack
NEW YORK, NY — Legendary rapper and Ruff Ryder alum DMX has died at age 50 after suffering a heart attack. His family, who was by his side when he…
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Woman found murdered in El Paso’s Lower Valley was gunned down in vacant building
UPDATE, April 9: El Paso police investigators on Friday revealed the identity of a woman who they say was murdered in a vacant building in the Lower…
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Central Texas mass shooting: 1 dead, 4 critical, suspect in custody
BRYAN, Texas — There were six people shot and one killed Thursday afternoon at a cabinet making business in Bryan, just outside of College Station,…
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Homeland security chief meets with El Paso leaders to discuss migrant surge at the border
EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in less than a month, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited El Paso on Thursday to see…
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Mother of slain El Paso 5-month-old pleads guilty to failing to protect baby from father
EL PASO, Texas — The mother of a slain 5-month-old El Paso child pleaded guilty Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will make her eligible for…
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WATCH: ABC News Live Immigration Special – ‘Hope & Desperation: Emergency at the Border’
EL PASO, Texas — ABC News Live presents a streaming news special “Hope & Desperation: Emergency at the Border” here on KVIA.com. …
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Lack of El Paso home construction during pandemic fuels increase in property valuations, taxes
EL PASO, Texas — The release of this year’s new El Paso property valuations from the Central Appraisal District has renters and property owners…
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Escobar says Abbott’s migrant abuse claims need investigation, but adds he has ‘zero credibility’
EL PASO, Texas — Allegations that migrant children being cared for at a Texas shelter may have been sexually abused need to be investigated,…
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Biden tightens some gun controls, says violence epidemic ‘has to stop’
WASHINGTON, DC — In President Joe Biden’s first notable gun control measures, he announced executive actions on Thursday aimed at addressing what…
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